SMCC Men's Hoops Travels to Phoenix College for Conference Action

PHOENIX ---

The South Mountain Community College men's basketball team heads to Phoenix College in their second meeting of the season in an ACCAC Division II contest on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. 

Game No. 20 

South Mountain Community College (16-3, 6-2 ACCAC)

@ Phoenix Community College (8-12, 0-8 ACCAC)

January 21, 2026 | 7:30 PM MST | Phoenix, AZ | Phoenix College Gym

Probable Starters: 

South Mountain CC Projected Starters

G – Travis Vasquez, 6-3, FR-RS, Glendale, AZ

G – Blake Carabio, 6-1, SO, Peoria, AZ

W – Jadden Jones, 6-2, FR, Glendale, AZ

W – Devone Pless, 6-5, FR, Chandler, AZ

F – Dylan Eaddy, 6-5, FR, Atlanta, GA

Phoenix College Projected Starters

G – Damion Byrd II, 5-11, SO-RS, Las Vegas, NV

G – Jamison Turner, 5-7, FR, Glendale, AZ

G – Alijah Greer, 6-2, SO, Glendale, AZ

F – Trystan Williams, 6-4, SO, Avondale, AZ

F – AJ Ajawin, 6-7, SO, Glendale, AZ

Up Next: Away vs. No. 7 Pima Community College | Saturday, January 24 | 4:30 pm MST | Tucson, AZ | Aztec Gym

Last Time Out

The SMCC men's basketball team defeated Glendale CC 82-78 in an ACCAC Division II contest at the SMCC Gym on Saturday, Jan. 17. The Cougars built upon a two-point halftime lead to post a 16-point advantage with less than eight minutes to play, but the Gauchos scratched and clawed their way back into the contest and eventually cut it down to three with less 10 seconds. However, the Cougars got a crucial free throw to make it a two-possession game and forced a turnover on the ensuing possession to seal the victory.

CLICK HERE for the full recap and box score. 

The Coaches

Cory Hoff enters his first season at the helm of the Cougar program. Hoff takes over the program after serving the past two years as Associate Head Coach at New Mexico Military Institute, a NJCAA DI program located in Roswell, New Mexico. During Hoff's Career, his programs have achieved a NAIA DI National Championship, two Conference Tournament Championships, one Regular Season Championship, seven Playoff Appearances, 23 Top 25 wins, four All-Americans, 19 All-Conference awards and 14 professionals. He is 1-0 against Phoenix College.

Duane Eason is 85-117 in his seventh year at Phoenix College with a 45-89 record in ACCAC play. Eason is 6-9 against South Mountain CC.

Cougar Stat Leaders

Points: Blake Carabio (15.1 PPG), I'yar Shadowvine (13.3 PPG), Travis Vasquez (12.8 PPG)

Rebounds: Jadden Jones (7.9 RPG), Semajay James (5.9 RPG), Devone Pless (4.9 RPG)

Assists: Travis Vasquez (4.3 APG), I'yar Shadowvine (2.6 APG), Semajay James (2.3 APG)

Bear Stat Leaders

Points: AJ Ajawin (15.7 PPG), Damion Byrd II (15.6 PPG), Jamison Turner (9.3 PPG)

Rebounds: AJ Ajawin (8.4 RPG), Trystan Williams (5.3 RPG), Varney Kamara (4.5 RPG)

Assists: AJ Ajawin (4.4 APG), Damion Byrd II (3.6 APG), Alijah Greer (2.2 APG)

Watch Live & Stats

Video webcasts for all of SMCC's home games are available at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/southmountaincc/ on Game Day. Game Previews will be posted prior to game day & Game Recaps will be posted after the conclusion of each contest on www.SMCCCougars.com.

Tough Scheduling

SMCC MBB will play 18 conference games against ACCAC opponents, which is one of the toughest conferences in the country. Additionally, SMCC has scheduled five non-conference games against NJCAA DI opponents with College of Southern Nevada, Community Christian College (2x), Miles Community College and Yavapai College on the schedule.

ACCAC Play

The ACCAC DII is made up of 7 programs. Each team plays 18 conference games during the season. Last season saw Pima Community College take home the ACCAC Regular Season & Region 1 Championships. Chandler-Gilbert CC, Glendale CC and South Mountain CC joined them in qualifying for the Region 1 Playoffs.